Attempts For Revival in The Roman Period
Some Roman emperors were great admirers of Alexander of Macedon and attempted to imitate the Macedonian Phalanx. This is attested by Cassius Dio, Herodian and the Augustan History. Emperor Caracalla (2nd-3rd c. AD) had formed a Macedonian phalanx of 16,000 men all born in Macedonia and commanded by officers bearing the names of Alexander's officers. Also Severus Alexander (3rd c. AD) had an imitation of the Macedonian phalanx of 30,000 "phalangarii" and with this he won many victories in the Persian wars.
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